Buttoner.



W. L. 82 J. K. B. LISTER.

BUTTONER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22, 1910.

1, 1 0 1,557, Patented June 30, 1914.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH co.,wAslilNo'r0N. D. c.

UNTTED STATES PATENT UFFIQE.

WILLIAM LISTER LISTER AND JOHN KIRKBY BATESON LISTER, OF MOSMAN, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

BUTTONER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 191 1.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM LISTER LISTER, artist, and JOHN KIRKBY BATESON LISTER, engineer, subjects of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Castalla Redan street, Mosman, in the State of New South Wales and Commonwealth of Australia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Buttoners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains to means for inserting links or fastening devices in shirt cuffs and has been devised to effect an improved device for such purpose of simple construction and adapted to be readily and efficiently manipulated in a minimum of time.

Referring to the appended drawings forming part of this complete specification and depicting devices constructed in accordance with this invention, Figure 1 is perspective view of device, Figs. 2 and 3 being longitudinal and cross sections respectively. Fig, 4 perspective View of modification of device, Figs. 5 and 6 being longitudinal and cross sections respectively. Fig. 7 perspective view of shirt cufi with device in use. Fig. 8 side elevation of device and section of shirt cuff, Fig. 9 being similar view of the modification.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8 inclusive, the upper member 12 of the bifolded wedge shaped strip is provlded with a longitudinal corrugation 13 tapering toward the pointed end 141 of the strip and terminating in a flaring mouthed slot 15 near the other end 16 of said strip which end is lower than the corrugated portion for the purpose hereinafter described.

Referring to Figs. 4c, 5, 6 and 9 inclusive, in this construction the end of the lower member 11 of the strip adjacent to the slot 15 is dished or provided with a depression 17 to form a seating for one of the cuff links 18. 1

To insert cufi links in a shirt cuff by the foregoing devices one of the links 18 is inserted between the members 11 and 12 of the strip adjacent to the slot 15 until the shank of the cuff link button comes into line with said corrugation. The corrugation 13 eX- tends beyond the shank to guard it as the buttoner with the cuff link is inserted through the shirt cufi the following chain and cuff link button passing over the end 16 of the strip as shown. The device is then passed pointed end foremost through the shirt cuff orifices drawing the links into the required positions when the link contained in the device is readily removed the whole operation being effected in a minimum of time. The corrugated portion of the device being raised above the end 16 acts as a shield to prevent the following chain and link from catching in the cuff when passing the device therethrough and the tapering corrugation 13 effectively opening the cuff orifices to permit the passage of a link therethrough.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A buttoner comprising a bi-folded element pointed at one end and relatively broad at its other end, said element being formed from a single piece of sheet material bent to form two opposing parts, one of said parts having a corrugation lengthwise of the buttoner and an open ended slot near the broad end thereof extending transversely across said part from the corrugation, whereby a cuff link button can be 1ntroduced between the opposing parts until the shank thereof comes into line with said corrugation which projects beyond the shank and guards it as the buttoner passes through the shirt cuff.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM LISTER LISTER. JOHN KIRKBY BATESON LISTER.

Witnesses WALTER SIoMoN'r, HILDA GAUDER.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatentl. Washington, D. G. 

